M9 Mestre Announces Banksy and Burtynsky Exhibitions for 2024
On January 1, 2024, Serena Bertolucci took over as the director of M9, the museum dedicated to 20th-century history in Mestre, following Luca Molinari's tenure. In 2023, the museum marked its fifth anniversary with an impressive attendance of 100,000 visitors, a 43% increase from 70,000 in 2022, largely due to the popular exhibit 'Rivoluzione Vedova.' Appointed for a three-year period by Michele Bugliesi, President of Fondazione M9, Bertolucci aims to strengthen the museum's position as both a community center and a significant national institution. Upcoming exhibitions include 'Banksy. Painting Walls' from February 23 to June 2, 2024, and 'BURTYNSKY: Extraction/Abstraction' from June 21, 2024, to January 12, 2025.
Key facts
- Serena Bertolucci became director of M9 Mestre on January 1, 2024.
- M9 recorded 100,000 visitors in 2023, a 43% increase from 2022.
- The museum's exhibition attendance rose from 30,000 in 2022 to 45,000 in 2023.
- The 2024 exhibition 'Banksy. Painting Walls' runs from February 23 to June 2.
- Three original Banksy wall fragments are included: 'Season Greetings', 'Heart Boy', 'Robot Boy'.
- The Banksy show is produced by Metamorfosi Eventi in partnership with M9.
- The exhibition 'BURTYNSKY: Extraction/Abstraction' runs from June 21, 2024 to January 12, 2025.
- Bertolucci's mandate is three years, appointed by Fondazione M9 President Michele Bugliesi.
Entities
Artists
- Banksy
- Edward Burtynsky
- Emilio Vedova
Institutions
- M9
- Museo del Novecento di Mestre
- Palazzo Ducale di Genova
- Fondazione M9
- Saatchi Gallery
- Metamorfosi Eventi
- Artribune
Locations
- Mestre
- Venezia
- Genova
- Camogli
- Devon
- Galles
- Londra
- Italia